Career in Hospitality: Communication skills & personality matter

1 min readUpdated on Sep 18, 2014 16:51 IST

Career in Hospitality: Communication skills & personality matter

Always smile, be polite and courteous, present yourself well and be willing to help others. Do you know which industry requires professionals to have all these traits? Well, you guessed it right we are talking about what all is expected out of people working in the hospitality sector. And to get you a detailed account on how life actually is in the hospitality industry, we spoke to Prashant Sharma an executive who has worked with big brands such as The Leela. Prashant shares that he thought of joining this industry because his family felt that he possessed good communication skills.

A graduate from the prestigious Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Hyderabad, Prashant also spoke about what all one can expect to study in hospitality as a subject along with sharing that one should be willing to work long hours if they plan to join this industry.

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Prashant even gave an insight into how one can get an internship at big hotels, what a normal working day for him is like along with sharing what pay scale one can expect on joining this industry. To find out how life actually is in the hospitality sector, listen to the podcast below.

 

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Answered 3 months ago

Institute of Hotel Management Hyderabad application forms are usually out in February. For this year dates, please visit the official website and ask for the same. For other admission related details, don't forget to click here  or keep visiting the official website. 

 

 

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Aishwarya Bhatnagar

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Answered 2 months ago

Pinnacle Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology offers state-of-the-art infrastructure and is well-equipped with world-class facilities. The facilities include AV Classrooms, Interactive lecture halls, Office lab with the latest hospitality software, 60-cover training restaurant for f

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Answered 2 months ago

Pinnacle Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology offers admission based on the merit acquired in the last qualifying exam. In order to secure admission to Pinnacle Institute of Hotel Management Hyderabad, candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility criteria. Candidates can a

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Tanu Rao

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Answered 2 months ago

IHM Hyderabad SC AI category cutoff 2025 for admission to the B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration course was 7907 in the last round. In the first round, the closing rank stood at 2413. So, considering the first and last round closing ranks,  if you belong to the SC category and are seeking

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Rashmi Sinha

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Answered 7 months ago

IHM, Hyderabad is related to hotel management and catering. The minimum age to secure admission in IHM, HYDERABAD is 17 and maximum age is 25 .

It merit based admission process, to secure it you need to score good marks and a very good rank in NCHMCT JEE (National Council for Hotel Management and Cat

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Patnala Naga Ratna Satya

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Answered 7 months ago

No, candidates are not allowed to get direct admissions to MSc courses at IHM Hyderabad. They are obliged to complete the assigned eligibility criteria and follow the application procedure. Check out the table below to know more about it in detail: 

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MSc in HA

Eligibility: BSc in any stream from a recognised university or AICTE-approved institute

Selection: NCHMCT MSc JEE + NCHMCT Counselling

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Indrani Kumar

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Answered 7 months ago

For admission to IHM Hyderabad, candidates must meet the minimum eligibility criteria set by the institution for their desired course. The table below lists the IHM Hyderabad courses along with their corresponding eligibility criteria:

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Indrani Kumar

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Answered 7 months ago

In the IHM Hyderabad MSc's first two semesters, a total of 9 subjects are taught to the students. These subjects are around the stream of Hospitality Administration. Mentioned below are the IHM Hyderabad MSc curriculum subjects included in the first two semesters:

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